c-span: in the camp? >> guest: in the camp and this was a couple of blocks from where his mom is staying. shin had been at a boarding school for a a while and am a friday night his teacher a guard, guy who worked and told him go home and stay with your mom tonight and in combat. shin didn't particularly want to because he didn't particularly like his mom but he did because he was told to. he went home and when he went home that night his brother was also at the house. this was unusual because his brother also looked away from home. t. lived in a concrete factory which was a mile and a half. the campus did. c-span: his brother was eight years older than he was. >> guest: he was eight years old and he had no relationship with him. they have the supper that he had eaten, the only mail. even in his life which was salt corn and cabbage. that i was breakfast lunch and dinner. they put salt in soup cabbage soup and corn. it's kind of a gruel and that's the primary things other than small animals that they could

c-span: eight? >> guest: yes. c-span: do you still have it? >> guest: no. as a matter of fact, unsolicited by me, they decided to remove it last year, or last congress. c-span: and you have been elected -- you`ve been to the speakership how many years? >> guest: three. three terms. c-span: so it`s six years. and there have been a bunch in the past who have had six years, including joe cannon, i believe. >> guest: i believe joe was there probably eight years. c-span: you got a book on joe cannon that you wrote about. >> guest: right. right. c-span: who gave it to you? >> guest: one of the former staffers of -- john beginner`s former staff gave it to me. he`s now in the white house now but he gave me two books. one book was a book on joe cannon, and the other book was just a kind of anthology of a lot of different -- all the speakers. and the first book i started going through and looking at all these speakers that preceded me it was an older book, so it probably didn`t have the last couple of speakers in it, but all those speakers that preceded me, it kind o

c-span: how many photographs... >> guest: there are 30. c-span: ... are in each... >> guest: thirty. c-span: thirty in each of these? >> guest: yes, and i've just gone to press with a new one called "writers and their familiars," which is writers with their creatures, whether they're dog--mostly dogs and cats, but jacquelyn mitchard with her ferret named powacket which was a familiar in "bell, book and candle," maxine kumin with her horse. c-span: you mentioned earlier lily? >> guest: lily, our daughter yeah. c-span: how old is your daughter? >> guest: she's 14. c-span: what's she like? >> guest: she's terrific, and she's a very good photographer. c-span: she does it professionally already? >> guest: no, she doesn't do it professionally, but she actually recently photographed me because i wanted--well, in the postcard book with "familiars," i have a photograph of kurt lying on the sofa with pumpkin, our late lhasa apso, sleeping on his tummy, and kurt, too, is taking a nap. they both liked sleeping. and when lily came home from board--she's at boardin

c-span: why? why your father? >> guest: because my father and my mother played a very strong influence on my--my aesthetic, and my father was a ceramicist and a potter. and actually, there's an essay in the book called shaping the earth, which is about--which is, in a way, how i think when you're a child, you--you're not a--you're not aware of things that are right next to you that are so obvious to you. and the--the beginning of the book is my hands holding a rock, and in this essay, shaping the earth, i talk about how, you know, everything, from the pots we ate from--to the furniture we--we grew up with, my father made, and it never occurred to me until after my father died. and i was looking down at him, that his hands were extremely delicate and graceful, a potter's hands. you know, i thought of my father as a much stronger forceful-type person. and in the end, i say it; i say --i didn't realize this, he gave me his hands. and with that came, though i couldn't pull a pot to save my life, but j

join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> all weekend american history tv is featuring austin texas the loans star state's capital and fourth-largest city. hosted by our time warner cable partners, c-span's city tour's staff recently visited sites showcasing austin's history. learn more about austin all weekend here on american history tv. >> the texas state library and archives commission is a state agency that was founded by the state with a very simple but powerful mission, and that is to make sure that texans have the information that they need to live informed, productive, and fulfilled lives, and we also provide and house the archives of the state of texas, which is the historical record of the state of texas going back to the republic of texas state and even earlier than that. what you will see today is a collection of some of the most iconic and important documents from our collection. the document of texas freedom and the -- that document the struggle for texas freedom. >

join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> in his weekly address, president obama previews his state of the union address. in the republican response representative steve russell of oklahoma discusses the parties priorities for the congress. >> hi, everybody. every day, we get thousands of letters and emails at the white house from americans across the country -- and every night, i read ten of them. they tell me about their hopes and their worries, their hardships and successes. they're the americans i'm working for every day -- and this year, several of these letter writers will join me at the capitol when i deliver my annual state of the union address on tuesday night. carolyn reed wrote to me from colorado to tell me she was able to expand her business, thanks to a loan from the small business administration. today, she and her husband own seven silver mine sub shops -- and last year, they raised wages for all their hourly employees. victor fugate, from butler missouri, wrote to

quacks the c-span cities tour -- >> this c-span cities tour travel to u.s. cities to learn about their cities and literary life. we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to austin, texas. >> the private seat of london and lady bird johnson. this is not part of a tour that is offered to the public. this has never been opened to the public. you are seeing it because of c-span's special access. vips come into this space just as they did in lyndon johnson's day. but it is not open to our visitors on a daily basis. the remarkable thing about this space is that it is a living breathing artifact. it hasn't changed at all since president johnson died in january of 1973. there is a document in the corner of this room sign, among others the then archivist of the united states and lady bird johnson telling my predecessors myself, and my successors that nothing in this room can change. >> we are here at the 100 block of congress avenue in austin. to my left down the block is the colorado river. this is an important historic site in the city because this is where

. >> join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> throughout 2014, they feature with the help of our local cable partners. here's a look at one of the cities. >> we have the best cheese in wisconsin. >> we are here in wisconsin and what we are looking at is the milk intake room where the milk comes from the farmers into the silo. it goes into the pasturizer. the pasturizer heats up the the milk for 15 seconds. the purpose is to kill all harmful bacteria to humans. this room is the productive room. after it goes through and holds for 15 seconds at 161 degrees, we cool it down to 90. all the piping systems head in to what we are looking for to approximate uh it in. we are making gouda in vat number one. gouda cooks slowly with hot water. # we let it press up and dish it and rake it as we saw in the pictures before. apparently he is flipping the wheel. after the cheese is prepped for one hour, it goes to the brian room and sits for two days. the purpose is to salt the cheese evenly. that'

that's today at noon eastern time on c-span 3's american history tv. >> this year, c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. next, a look at our recent visit to austin, texas. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> the state agency was founded by simple but powerful mission. that is to make sure that texans have the information that they need to live informed, productive, and fulfilled lives. and we also provide the and house the archives of the state of texas which is the historical record of the state of texas going back to the republican of texas days and even earlier than that. >> what you're going to see today is a collection of some of the most iconic and important documents from our collection of the document, the texas freedom and the struggle of various groups in texas for freedom equality, and civil rights. >> today we're in the loren saah day zavala state archives building in austin texas right on the capitol grounds. this is an original portrait of stephen f. austin, the father of anglo colonization in

and have your say as events unfold on the c-span networks, c-span radio. new congress, best access on c-span. >> the c-span city stewart takes booktv and american history tv on the road, traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life trade this weekend we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to austin, texas. >> we are in the private suite of linden and lady bird johnson. this is not part of a tour offered to the public. this has never been opened to the public. you are seeing it because of c-span's special access. vips come into this space just as they did in lyndon johnson's day. but it's not open to our visitors on a daily basis. the remarkable thing about the space is it is a living, breathing artifact. it hasn't changed at all since president johnson died in january of 1973. there is a document in the corner of this room signed by the then archivist of the united states and lady bird johnson telling my predecessors, myself and my successors that nothing in this room can change. we are here at the 100 block of congress

eastern on c-span. >> this sunday on "q & a". p >> don't forget, a lot of hormones are changing in young men and women, and the brain hasn't seen this in life until you hit teenage years. sco the brain is trying to learn how to respond to these new hormones rolling around and locking on to receptors. so it is trial and error. i think it contributes to this rollercoaster experience that we watch as parents. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern c-span's q & a. >> here on c-span, "the communicators" is next discussing net neutrality as the f.c.c. plans to vote on the plan this month. then talking about national security threats. and later, a discussion on how the media covers race issues in the u.s. >> this is "the mommunicators" on c-span from las vegas. >> now joining us on "the communicators" we will introduce you to chris riley. what is mozilla and how is it structured? >> we are most known for fire fox web browser and fire fobblings mobile phone. we are structured differently in that the corporation mozilla is owned by the 5013-c fo

have your say as events unfold on the c-span that works and c-span.org. best access on c-span. >> nietzsche week american history tv's real america brings you archival films that tell the story of the 20th century. >> one million machete wielding presence respond to the call of fidel castro. it is the greatest rally ever faced in the western hemisphere. a demonstration of castro over the cuban masses. another aspect of his character, the unpredictable castro donned a baseball uniform to pitiful ending. his new president caught the first ball and the game is on. they really have the picture. viva fidel. >> for many cubans the years before 1959 were hard. the cuban peasants rarely owned the land they worked so hard to till. life in city slums were also depressing. the proletarian mob was a most unaware that there was another way to live. his support is not based on the poor but on the middle class. ironically it is the knowledgeable who form the advance army of the revolution area when the pied piper seeks to broaden the support, the poor are there to liste

live on c-span and c-span radio. on c-span2, congressional reaction from the u.s. capitol peer live on c-span, c-span2 c-span radio and c-span.org. >> robert wilson, author of "mathew brady, portraits of the nation," talks about brady's photography before the civil war and how it changed in the following years. he also talks about the difference in subject matter and composition between brady and

eastern on c-span two. here on c-span, we will have a discussion of the u.s. policy towards the asia-pacific region. it will be live at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> the 114th congress gavels in on tuesday. watch live coverage of the house on c-span. in the senate live on c-span two. track the gop led congress. new congress, best access on c-span. newsmakers his next with ken buck of colorado. we look at public opinion of the congress and white house. at a :00, our conversation with janet madea. >> joining us from denver colorado is congressman ken buck. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> joining after questioning is emma and sean, i appreciate your

c-span network. on c-span 2 book to be, -- book tv, april ryan and her coverage of three presidential administrations. sunday, our conversation with walter isaacson whose garden fees include ben franklin -- biographies include ben franklin and steve jobs. on saturday, the civil war. how the cowboys became symbolic of a new, unified america. and touring the house that was a headquarters of the american red cross and learn about the wife of the founder. find our complete tv schedule at c-span.org. that is no what you think. call us. email us. send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> earlier this week, loretto lynch testified before the senate judiciary committee and her attorney general confirmation hearing. she is they nominated for the job. if confirmed, should be the first african-american woman to hold office. we will show you a portion of the confirmation hearing on sunday on c-span. >> this sunday on q&a a neuroscientist on the recent discoverie

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. >> this year, c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. next, look at our recent visit to wheeling, west virginia. you are watching a market history tv all weekend, every weekend, c-span3. ♪ >> the first project funded by the federal government for road production was the national road , that extent from cumberland, maryland, to wheeling, virginia. and one of the reasons for that was ohio had become a state in 1803. the country was moving west. we need to find a way of tying these new western areas in with the capital. and the easiest way of doing that in the early 19th century was to put in a road. so that road will eventually extend from baltimore westward into cumberland, maryland, uniontown, washington, pa, and then in 1818 it comes here to wheeling. when it comes here to wheeling the community which at that time is about 50 years old -- it gives it the real spurt it needs to grow. over the next 20 to 25 years the population of wheeling will almost triple. it wheeling starts as an outpost on the frontier. that river was the western ext

tune in here to c-span. after those couple of hours, control of the cameras will go back to the house officials. and the senate cameras remain in control of the senate today over there. tune into c-span2 though, for the opening day of the senate. let's go to quincy massachusetts, republican caller. quincy, massachusetts, go ahead, you are on the air. caller: yes hi. you done a good job about all the detail on the house and senate side. one more piece that would be very helpful and nice to see is in terms of terms like which is the longest-serving member in terms of years -- is it 10 years, 20 years? and also, what is the youngest age, what is the oldest age on both sides house and republicans. it would nice to see the term data. and how many reelected, how many fresh ielects, things like that. host: ok, caller, i hope you are looking at your screen right now because we are showing the age range. the oldest in the house is representative conyers, democrat for michigan, 85 years old. and the youngest is repres

join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. >> housing secretary julian cas tro talks about the challenges facing prospective homeowners and what can be done to address affordability and better access to credit. he answers the questions on the future of fannie mae and freddie mac, immigration and his own political future. this is an hour. >> good afternoon and welcome. before we begin our program, i would like to ask all of you to stand and observe a minute of silence in memory of the terrorist attack on the french publication were among those killed at the newspaper last wednesday. we honor the memories in the contributions to our profession to freedom of the press. as a market special respect to those who died, we observe a mark of silence every day this week and concluding this friday. thank you. please be seated. welcome.

on c-span, c-span two, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> washington journal continues.ost: and we are back this morning, for the next hour wanting to get your thoughts on what you heard from the nominee for attorney general, loretta lynch, yesterday in day one. calling the president decision on immigration to stop the deportation for a certain number of unauthorized immigrants. she called it reasonable, saying the homeland security department was looking for guidance on how to prioritize the millions of illegal immigrants in this country. so what are your thoughts on that? the phone lines will be on your screen. you can also join the conversation on twitter. also send an e-mail - journal@c-span.org. first, joining us from the hearing room up on capitol hill -- joining us there is seung min kim, a reporter with pol "politico." how do you think loretta lynch did? guest: she did pretty well. i think that she was really, you know, kept her composure. she answered, and maybe not so much answered some of the senators questions but obviously all democrats are going to be suppo

eekend on c-span 3. follow us on twitter for information on her schedule, upcoming programs, and to keep up with the latest history news. >> all weekend long, american history tv is joining our time warner cable partnerships to showcase the history of austin texas. to learn more about the city's honor 2014 tour visit c-span.org/local content. we continue with a look at the history of austin. this is american history tv on c-span 3. ♪ >> well, thse story we are telling at the bullock texas state history museum is an incredible story of a european attempt to colonize the northern gulf of mexico. we think we have a great story a story that changed texas and america's history. just thinking of -- does thinking of la belle doom the french effort to colonize texas? la salle discovered the mouth of the mississippi river. claim to the lands for france. got a commission from louis the 14th two, back and build a colony at the mississippi river mouth. he got the slides together and came back in 1684, and landed at

>> here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. on c-span tonight at 10:00, on book tv's afterwards, bret stephens argue our enemies and competitors are taking advantage of our situations abroad. democratic representative from new york steve israel about his novel about a salesman and a top-secret government surveillance program. tonight at 8:00 eastern, on lectures in history, george mason university fsa john tunrner on the mormons and their creek -- attempt to create a new zion in western america. nine from little rock, a film about the forced desegregation of little rock arkansas's all-white high school. find a complete schedule on www.c-span.org. let us know what you think. colonists, e-mail us, or send us a tweet. joined the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. all weekend, american history tv is featuring wheeling, west virginia. it was the first state capital of west virginia after the suit -- after it seceded from virginia and 1863. hosted by our comcast partners, we recently visited many sites sh

learn more about other stops on c-span's city store on www.c-span.org/localcontent.hing american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. the 114th congress opens tuesday, january 6. house speaker john boehner will preside over the day's events. over the next few hours american history tv looks back at opening remarks from former house speaker's, tip o'neill, newt gingrich, dennis hastert, and nancy pelosi. first, we learn about the speaker's roll from the house historian raymond smock. >> what is a speaker's job? >> the speaker has a big job. it started as a constitutional office. because the constitution says the house shall choose their speaker. choose its speaker and other officers. there were no other duties mentioned. it was assumed since the founders knew all about speakers from colonial legislatures and from british parliament going back to the 13th century that what a speaker was, he speaker -- a speaker was a presiding officer. but in our congress, it was not only a presiding officer. he quickly became a powerful person because he appointed appoi

follow us on twitter@c-span history, connect with us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span history where you can leave comments and check out c-span.org/history and check out upcoming programs. every sunday at:00 eastern on american history tv, it is "reel america," featuring archival films from the government, industry and educational institutions. taking viewers on a journey through the 20th century. "reel america," every sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. the 114th congress gavels in on tuesday at noon eastern. we'll see the swearing-in of members and the election of the house speaker. watch the house live on c-span and the senate live on c-span2. with the new congress you'll have the best access on the c-span networks with the most extensive coverage anywhere. track the gop as it leads on capitol hill and have your say as events unfold on tv, radio and the web. >>> next on american history tv, it was a great surprise to the u.s. government when the soviet union tested its first atomic bomb in 1949. an historian with the international spy museum, vince hougtton talks about how it

have your say as events unfold on the c-span radio and www.c-span.org. best access on c-span. >> monday night, three technology reporters review the big issues of 2014 and the key communications and technology issues facing the new year. >> the chairman is not expected to unveil his proposal until february or march at the earliest which gives an opening for republicans to introduce a bill about neutrality of their own. is that going to force him to move more quickly or is it going to put him in a position where he will have to do some horse trading and negotiation with congressional republicans? that's not clear yet. >> i'm expecting he will come out with the final rule on net neutrality. president obama of course came out in support of reclassifying broadband service under title ii of the communications act, which would essentially treat it like utilities. there is a lot of pressure on the chairman to go that route. we will see in the first few months what happened and then there will be lawsuits almost certainly from the industry groups like verizon an

here on american history tv on c-span 3. and follow us on twitter at c-span history. connect with us on facebook where you can leave comments and check out our upcoming programmings at our website, c-span.org/history. >>> the c-span cities tour takes book tv and american history tv on the road, traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. this weekend we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to austin, texas. >>> we are in the private suite of lyndon and lady bird johnson. this is private quarters. i mean that. this is not part of a tour offered to the public. this has never been open to the public. you're seeing it because of c-span's special access. vips come into this space just as they did in lyndon johnson's day. but it's not open to our visitors on a daily basis. and the remarkable thing about this space is it's really a living, breathing artifact. it hasn't changed at all since president johnson died in january 1973. there's a document in the corner of this room signed among others, the the then archivist of the united states

eastern on c-span 3. then, tom donahue gives his annual state of the american economy address, live on c-span 2. >> here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span network. on c-span 2 on "book tv"," bret stephens focuses on his domestic concerns. senate at 10:00, steve israel on his recent novel. on "american history tv" on c-span 3 george mason university professor john turner on the early mormons in their attempt to create a new zion in the american last during the 1830's. sunday afternoon at 4:00 on "real america," 1964 academy award-winning film about the forced desegregation of little rock, arkansas. find our complete television schedule and c-span.org. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us or e-mail us. or send us a tweet. join c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> senator rand paul of kentucky spoke about judicial restraint versus activism and the need to protect individual liberty. his remarks came at the heritag

eastern, here on c-span. >> the c-span cities tour takes book t.v. and american history t.v. on the road. traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. this weekend we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to austin texas. >> we are in the private suite of lyndon and lady bird johnson. private quarters for the president and first lady. when i say private, i do mean that. this is not part of a tour that is offered to the public. this is -- this has never been opened to the public. you're seeing it because of c-span's special access. v.i.p.es come into this space -- v.i.p.'s come into this space just as they did in lyndon johnson's day. the remarkable thing about this space is it's really a living, breathing artifact. it hasn't changed at all since president johnson died in january of 1973. and there's a document in the corner of this room, signed by among others, the then-archivist of the united states and lady bird johnson telling my predecessors, myself and my successors that nothing in this room can change. >> so we're here at the 100 block

c-span radio at c-span.org. new congress, best access. >> a conversation with the john chambers who talks about the digital transformation of cities and cloud computing and internet security among other topics. he is interviewed i dennis berman. >> let's get right to it. you recently predicted that perhaps over the next 10 years some of the biggest technology companies will not be around. tell us about who they are, when they will go down? [laughter] go right to it. talk to us about that. it is a very real observation. >> if you look at high-tech industry, if i were to take a step back, my competitors -- >> such as? >> synoptics

you're seeing it because of c-span's special access.s come into this space as they did in lyndon johnson's day. it's not open to our visitors on a daily basis. the remarkable thing about the space is it's really a living, breathing artifact. it hasn't changed at all since president johnson died in january of 1973. there is a document in the corner of the room signed by among others the archivist of the united states and ladybird johnson telling my

join the c-span conversation like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> this year, c-span is touring cities across country, exploring american history and next, look at our recent visit to wheeling west virginia. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> we are in the federal district court room of the united states customhouse of wheeling virginia, finished in 1959. that is now known as west virginia independence hall. this is the birthplace of the great state of west virginia during the american civil war. it will be the place where conventions are held that will form a new government for virginia, a government for virginia loyal to the united states and the union. this new government over virginia will then create the new state of west virginia. our nation was in the midst of a terrible civil war. those in eastern virginia, predominantly, were supportive of the confederacy. so, when virginia takes her vote for secession, the last vote on april 17, 1861, the majority of of the virginia delegates will vote to secede from the united states and t

the best access is on c-span television, c-span radio and c-span.org. new congress best access on c-span. >> back live to capitol hill. now here on c-span waiting to hear from democratic leader nancy pelosi and her briefing with reporters. we also expect to hear from the house speaker john boehner. he, too, speaking to reporters sometime this morning. we hope to have it live before the house comes in. they will come in at noon eastern and will be taking up the rule that will cover a couple of bills, both of which are threatened by a veto by the white house. the first would approve the construction of the keystone pipeline. that bill, if the rules approve, would come up for debate on friday. the other measure would come up for debate today and probably get finished today as well. that would change the definition of a full-time worker. under the health care law from 30 hours to 40 hours. so expect the first thing out of the chute this afternoon for the house legislatively will be the rule covering that measure. the senator will gavel in this morning at 11

the state of the union address live on c-span. >> here on c-span, "newsmakers" is next, with republican senator john hoeven off north,. and mitt romney speaks to the republican national committee at its winter meeting in california. coming up, a conversation with dr. anthony felt >> newsmakers is pleased to welcome john hoeven. he is the sponsor of the keystone xl pipeline bill. we will talk to him about that and other issues related to energy and policy. wall street journal's energy reporter. she is been following this debate. cq roll call congressional reporter. we are pleased to have both of you. >> we have been debating this bill for six years now. more and more people are saying that this debate is over blown that the job cost

eastern on c-span. >> dr. anthony fauci our guest on q&a is on the front line battling against infectious diseases. >> we have drugs right now that when given to people who are hiv-infected, i could show you the dichotomy in the early 1980's if someone came into my clinic with aids the median survival would be six to eight months. half of them would be dead and eight months. now if tomorrow when i go back to rounds on friday and someone comes into our clinic who is 20 plus years old, relatively recently infected and i put them on the combination of three drugs, the cocktail of antiretroviral therapy, i could actually predict and say we could do mathematical modeling to say that if you take your medicine regularly, you could live in additional 50 years. so to go from knowing that 50% of the people are going to die in eight months to knowing that if you take your medicine, you can live a normal life span, just a few years less than a normal lifespan, that is a huge events. >> director of the national institute o

and have your say on the c-span networks c-span radio and c-span.org, new congress best access on c-span>>> next cartoonist patrick oliphant draws ten presidential caricatures for an audience at the art gallery. during the presentation david mccullough discusses the presidents and their most memorable qualities. this is about an hour. >>> i'm delighted to play the part i've been asked to do today with patrick. and president solovey, thank you very much for being here and introducing us. i want to tell you you're in for a rare thrill of an experience. i saw patrick do what he does this way in rome two years ago and it took my breath away. it's like watching a magic show. and i think that you'll come away i hope you will, with a feeling that many of us have that what he's doing is of immense importance and his total body of work is a major american accomplishment in art, not just in politics and understanding of the times we have been living in. one of the most obvious lessons in history is that it isn't just about politics and war and barring boring statistics. it's about everything. peop

live coverage of the senate on c-span 2 and, of course the house here on c-span.ext is rosalee from north ford connecticut. good morning caller: good morning. thank you. i don't think the gas tax should be raised. first of all it might eventually start to be used for fixing bridges, et cetera but eventually, it might find its way into some other area of slush fund somebody referenced before. but right now it's helping poor people. they can drive to their jobs and their -- they have so much money out for gas. it helps poor people. thank you very much. host: thanks for the call. next is pat from huntington west virginia. you say yes to raising gas taxes. why is that, pat? caller: good morning. happy new year to everyone. i think we need to increase taxes. no matter whether we like it or not, 50 years from now in this kuntz try we will use mainly high-speed electro magnetic rail. it is the wave of the future. now, the u.s. is going kicking and screaming while the rest of the world is getting sir their ducks in a row. this is the perfect opportunity for america with t

the state of the union address live on c-span, c-span2, c-span radio, and c-span.-- c-span.org. >> each week american history tv sits in on a lecture with one of the nation's college professors. you can watch the classes here every saturday evening at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern. next, george mason university professor john turner talks the history of mormons in america. he talks about how the book of mormon compares to other religious texts and how early mormons attempted to create a "new zion" in the american west during the 1830's under the leadership of joseph smith. this class is about an hour and 15 minutes. >> good morning. this semester, it seems to me we have spent a lot of time studying the great ism's of the world -- hinduism, buddhism. judaism. then we get to a couple of non-isms -- christianity and islam. today, we are beginning to get days on the subject of mormonism. we are going to begin our story really at the end of the early chapter of mormon's history in --

. >> the c-span cities tour takes book tv and american history tv on the road, traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. his weekend, we partnered with time warner cable or a visit to austin, texas. >> we are in the private suite of linden and lady bird johnson, the private quarters for the president and first lady. when i say private, i mean that. this is not part of a tour offered to the public. this has never been opened to the public and you are seeing it because of c-span special access. vip's come into the space as they did in lyndon johnson's day but it is not open to the visitors on a daily basis. the remarkable thing about this space is it is really a living breathing artifact. it has not changed at all since president johnson died in january 1973. there is a document in the corner of the room signed by among others, the then-archivist of the united states, and lady bird johnson, telling my predecessors, myself, my successors, that nothing in this room can change. we are here at the 100 block of congress avenue. to my left down the block is

here on american history tv on c-span 3. and follow us on twitter at c-span history.here you can leave comments and check out our upcoming programmings at our website, c-span.org/history. >>> the c-span cities tour takes book tv and american history tv on the road, traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. this weekend we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to austin, texas. >>> we are in the private suite of lyndon and lady bird johnson. this is private quarters. i mean that. this is not part of a tour offered to the public. this has never been open to the public. you're seeing it because of

the state of the union address live on c-span c-span2 c-span radio, and c-span.org. host: ron davis serves as committed to oriented policing services program and joins us to talk about that program which is awarded some $14 billion in grants since its inception in 1994. first, explain the concept, the theory of community policing. guest: first, thank you for having me on the show. community policing is when the community and police come together to identify problems, to solve problems, and hold each other accountable for the role we all play in making our community safe. it also has to be back unity-based governance that as part of crime-fighting and public safety is not just a role of police but all of our communities have to come together to come up as solutions to the root cause of crime and not just symptoms of crime. host: the cops program, $14 billion since 2094, how does this program work? how do community police forces apply for these kinds of grants? guest: so far we're foreign did -- funded over $14 billion 126,000 officers and other programs. summer progra

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on american history tv on c-span three, tonight at 8:00 p.m.'s davis professor eric raushway on the allied strategy during world war ii and sunday evening at 6:00 p.m. sammy morris tours the schools a millionaire hurt collections which houses the world's largest assemblage of papers related to the american aviation pioneer. find our complete schedule at www.c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching bike calling us -- e-mail us -- or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> on the cover is lyndon johnson showing a scar. could you tell us about that? >> i was very moved and very upset as were the editors of the "new york review of books." they reviewed books and so wants with the same point of view is mine which was very much thinking the war in vietnam was a dirty war. and

-led congress and have your say and events unfold on the c-span networks, c-span radio. new congress, best access on c-span. >> now the presentation of the 2014 j.f.k. profile in courage award. president kennedy's grandson presented the award in place of his mother. she was in japan. also honored this year, paul bridges, the former mayer in georgia. this part is to minutes. >> he just drove in after finishing final exams, so he can officially say he is a senior at yale. some people after you take final exams, some worry about the result of those exams. it is yale. jack is not worried in the slightest about this. [laughter] when jack is not writing op-eds about our honor's for "usa today" and the hutching ton post, he writes for the yale herald and serves as a volunteer e.m.t. he is also our newest member of the profile in courage award committee. and like his grandfather, he is shrinking violet. he let all of us know, including the chair, exactly what he thought about generational gaps, things in gender, diversity. very very helpful. [laughter] he has taken on his work w

c-span, created by the cable industry and funded by your local satellite or cable provider. like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> this year, c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. next, a look at our visit to wheeling, west virginia. you are watching american history tv on cspan3. >> we are on the second floor of independence hall where we are proud to be the showcase and repository for all of our state's surviving civil war battle flags. these are the real deal.

you're seeing it because of c-span's special access.s come into this space as they did in lyndon johnson's day. it's not open to our visitors on a daily basis. the remarkable thing about the space is it's really a living, breathing artifact. it hasn't changed at all since president johnson died in january of 1973. there is a document in the corner of the room signed by among others the archivist of the united states and ladybird johnson telling my predecessors myself and my successors that nothing this this room can change. to my left down the block is the colorado river. this is an important site in the city's history. this is where waterloo was. it was a cluster of cabin occupied by four or five familieses including j. carol. i'm standing at the spot where the cabin was. this is where mirabella mar was when he and the rest got word of a big buffalo herd in the vicinity. they jumped on the horses congress avenue -- wasn't the avenue. it was a muddy ravine then that led north to the hill where the capitol sits. the men galloped on the h

house on c-span and the senate on c-span $2 here on c-span $3 we complement that coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events. then on weekends, c-span3 is the home to american history tv with programs that tell our nation's story, including six unique series. the civil war's 150th anniversary, visiting battlefields and key events. american artifacts touring museums and historic sites to determine what artifacts reveal about america's past. history bookshelf with the best known american history writers. the presidents the policy and legacies of our commanders in chief. lectures in history with top college professors delving into america's past. and our new series, real america, featuring archival government and educational films from the 1930s through the '70s. c-span3, created by the cable tv industry and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. watch us in hd, "like" us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >>> president obama delivers his state of the union address on tuesday, january 20th, to a joint session of congress. now

you are seeing it because of c-span's special access. vips come into the space just as they did in lyndon johnson stay. they are not open to our visitors on a daily basis. the remarkable thing about this space is it is a living reading artifact. it has not changed at all since president johnson died in january 1973. there is a document in the corner of this room signed by the then archivist of the united states and lady bird johnson telling predecessors and successors like myself that this room cannot change. >> just down the block is the colorado river. this is an important site in the city's history. waterloo consisted of a cluster of cabins that were occupied by four or five families, including the family of j carroll. i am standing at the spot where the herald cabin was. this is where he and the rest of the men got wind of this big buffalo herd. they jumped on their horses. congress avenue was just a muddy ravine that led to the north. the men galloped on their horses and rode into the mists of buffalo, firing and shouting. from ther

eastern on c-span.his sunday on q & a president and ceo of the national counsel of nation's largest hispanic accurate advocacy group and her compelling personal story. >> i had the great privilege of experiencing the american dream here in this country. born in kansas. my parents actually came to this country in the very early ' fifties. my parents came from mexico with no money and very little education. my dad had an eighth grade education and my mom a fifth grade education and yet they believed in the promise of this country and they were seeking better opportunities for their children. and so they worked really hard and sacrificed as so many latinos and hispanics have done in this country because they wanted that better future for their children and they believed in the promise of this country. so they really taught us important values that have been our guide for our lives for me and my siblings, my six brothers and sisters. but they taught us the importance of family of faith of community, hard wo